As a potential candidate country, Albania has only access to component I and II of the Instrument for Pre-Accession.

1.Support for transition and institution-building
This component aims at fulfilling political and socio-economic criteria and supporting Albania in the EU integration steps.

I COMPONENT – Assistance
for transition and institution building

I Priority – Political conditions

1.Improvement
of the political system

2.Support to civil society

3.Improvement
of the media sector

4.Public Administration reform

5.Consolidation
of the Rule of Law

6.Improvement
of Legislation

7.Support to minority groups

II Priority – Socio-economic conditions

1.Improvement
of the management of public finances

2.Improvement
of the Corporate Governance

3Improvement of commercial policies

4.Support
to the social welfare

5.Education,
instruction and vocational training reform

6.Development
of an active labour market policy in order to fight youth and female unemployment

III Priority – European Standards

1.Supporting
the development of strategies aimed at establishing the beneficiary country's
sectoral policies and legal framework in compliance with European standards

2.Supporting
institutional building and the strengthening of sectoral policies

3.Supporting
policies on migration, asylum, visas and the fight against organized crime

2.Cross-border cooperation
The programmes implemented in the beneficiary country are aimed at
fostering the economic growth and the protection of natural ressources,
strengthening social cohesion, facilitating the flow of information and
cultural exchanges through the promotion of joint development programmes
between Member States, neighbouring countries and candidateand
potential candidate countries.

II COMPONENT – Cross-border
cooperation

I Priority – ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION

Action 1.1

Research and Innovation

Action 1.2

Financial assistance for innovative
SMEs

Action 1.3

Work,
social and health network

Action 1.4

Institutional cooperation

II Priority – NATURAL AND
CULTURAL RESSOURCES AND RISK PREVENTION

Action 2.1

Protection
and promotion of marine and coastal environments

Action 2.2

Natural
and cultural ressources management and prevention of technological and
natural risks

Action 2.3

Energy
conservation and renewable energy

Action 2.4

Sustainable tourism

III Priority – ACCESSIBILITY
AND NETWORK

Action 3.1

Physical infrastructure

Action 3.2

Sustainable mobility systems

Action 3.3

Communication network

IV Priority – TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Action 4.1

Administration and implementation

Action 4.2

Information, advertising, evaluation

The Multi-Annual indicative Financial Framework (MIFF) for Albania foresees the following allocations for the period 2007-2013:

Management of IPA funds
The funds can be managed according to one of these modalities:
- Centralised management: the European Commission in Bruxelles and the
local UE Delegation in the beneficiary country directly manage the
assistance
- Decentralised management: after an accreditation procedure, the authorities of the beneficiary country manage the funds
- Delegated management: the assistance is managed by one of the EU
Member States taking part in the programme or by an international
organization.